The Zhennan Palace searches for the suspect Xue Tao, with the Ministry of Justice taking the brunt of the effort.

Wanted portraits of Xue Tao were posted everywhere in the streets and alleys. The guards from the Ministry of Justice were patrolling intensively. Whenever they came across anyone with an obstructed face, they would step forward and carefully examine them to confirm their true appearance.

Xue Tao was covered in dust and dirt and fled everywhere, sometimes squeezing into a beggars' den, sometimes hiding in a cellar.

"Search! Search every house! Especially places like cellars and dry wells. Don't leave any one out!"

The voices of soldiers were heard in the alley. Xue Tao cursed inwardly, then climbed out of the cellar and climbed over the wall to escape.

"Who is it! Catch her!"

The runner from the Ministry of Justice took a quick glance and saw someone climbing over the wall, so he immediately led his men to chase after him.

A carriage was parked on the street outside the gate of Gyeonggi Prefecture. Li got off the carriage and saw Su Min'er being helped out by a yamen runner, walking tremblingly.

"Mom! I'm almost dying of pain!"

As soon as Su Min'er saw Li, she started shouting and complaining.

Li curled her lips and helped her into the carriage. The carriage moved slowly. The wound on Su Min'er's buttocks had not healed yet, so she could only lie in the carriage.

"Mom, this time when I go back I must find a way to kill that bitch, otherwise I won't be able to swallow this anger!"

Li leaned against the carriage, feeling irritated, and said slowly: "Xiao Jiu and his wife have the old princess to protect them, how can you fight her? It's been so long, and you still haven't figured out that this little bitch is a tough guy?"

"Humph, mother, you don't know. When Su Xuqing was in the Duke's Mansion, she was just like a little clay figurine. My mother and I could mold her however we wanted. But recently, I don't know what happened. She is very weird. It's like she has become a different person."

"Why else? Someone is backing her up. If your mother says so, you should just endure it. When you've exhausted the old princess and Shen Xuanheng to death, you can do whatever you want to that little bitch."

Although Li also hated the people from the fourth house, she could still distinguish between the big and small princes. As long as the old lady was still alive, she would be the only one who had the final say in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.

So during this period of time, Li was too lazy to compete with Su Xuqing.

Su Min'er punched the carriage and said unwillingly, "But mother, when I think about holding my nose and enduring it, and seeing her taller than me, I feel uncomfortable all over!"

Li rolled her eyes and said calmly, "Then don't let anyone catch you next time, and don't cause trouble in front of the old princess. It's best to let that little bitch have no reason to explain herself, otherwise you will still suffer."

Su Min'er's eyes were gloomy and she was in a very upset mood.

On the street, the runners from the Ministry of Justice looked around but did not see the fleeing figure.

"The person must still be nearby, keep searching!"

Under the carriage of Prince Zhennan's Mansion, Xue Tao held on to the bottom of the carriage tightly, with a strange expression on his face.

Just now, she hid under the carriage for a while in a hurry, and ended up hearing the whispering of two people in the carriage. It seems that the Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion is not having a good time either.

There is the Minister of Justice plotting to assassinate her, and there are also people in her family who want to harm her...

Xue Tao secretly wondered what kind of evil thing had this woman done?

Not long after, the carriage stopped at the gate of Prince Zhen'an's Mansion. Li and Su Min'er left the carriage, and the coachman drove the carriage to the back door and parked it in the backyard.

The footsteps gradually faded away. Xue Tao came out from under the carriage. She shook her fingers. Her knuckles were red from scratching the floor all the way.

"Zhennan Palace..."

Xue Tao looked at the huge Zhennan Palace with a dim gaze, weighing the pros and cons.

There are soldiers everywhere trying to catch her now. It is only a matter of time before she is caught if she goes out. But if she stays in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, she will be extremely safe as long as her identity is not discovered.

Having made up her mind, Xue Tao sneered, and hid in a flower garden, waiting for the right person.

Under the peach tree, Shen Xuanheng was drinking medicine, while Su Xuqing was studying his medical skills to fill in the gaps in his medical skills, hoping to improve.

Shen Xuanheng put down the medicine bowl, and suddenly a stone fell at his feet.

"Ma'am, I'm going to go to the bathroom."

Su Xuqing stared at the medical skills intently and waved his hand casually.

Shen Xuanheng left the yard and came to the corner, while Bai Zhu stood in the shadow of the corner.

"Pavilion Master, this girl Xue Tao has come to the Zhennan Palace."

"Ok?"

Shen Xuanheng was stunned for a moment, then said: "She wants to be in the dark under the lamp?"

Bai Zhu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe."

"interesting."

A hint of smile appeared in Shen Xuanheng's eyes. He stood with his hands behind his back and said slowly, "Xu Younian is a second-rank official after all. If Xue Tao only accused him of murdering his wife, it might not be enough to bring him down. First, Xue Tao's words are empty and there is no evidence. Second, Xu Younian has no motive."

Bai Zhu nodded upon hearing this and said slowly, "Indeed, I still can't figure out why the Minister of Justice would hire a killer to murder my wife. There shouldn't be any connection between my wife and him."

"Isn't it completely unrelated?"

Shen Xuanheng seemed to be thinking about something, then sneered, "If Xue Tao wants to hide, let her hide, and let Xu Younian, the old fox, be anxious for a while. When I find out the other evidence of his crimes, I will let Xue Tao come out to add icing on the cake."

As he spoke, Shen Xuanheng warned again: "But you have to keep a close eye on her. If she dares to do anything that harms the Madam or the old princess, she will be killed without mercy."

"Master, don't worry. Nothing will happen with me here."

This is not because Bai Zhu is arrogant, but the grandmaster can kill people in the blink of an eye.

In the backyard, Xue Tao waited for a long time. She wanted to knock out a maid and then take her place, but after waiting for a long time, no maid came and she was eaten by mosquitoes nearby. Her hands and neck were covered with bumps.

"Hehe, Hongni, please walk slower and wait for me."

There was a voice not far away. Xue Tao looked secretly and saw two maids walking towards the laundry room nearby one after the other. She frowned, thinking it would be difficult to take action if two maids came together.

The little girl in a green skirt jumped around and circled around another maid, holding a basin of dirty clothes in her hand.

"Hongni, I just heard that the housekeeper is recruiting maids again. We will also send two more people to the laundry room, so we won't be so tired in the future."

"Is this true? How could the housekeeper be willing to hire someone else? Usually, doesn't he wish he could use one of us as two?"

"Hehe, never mind. Anyway, a notice has been posted at the entrance of the palace, and many people have signed up."

In the flower garden, Xue Tao's eyes lit up. After all, knocking out a maid was too risky. Firstly, it was difficult to hide the person, and secondly, it was easy for people to see through her. But if she was hired into the palace in a fair and honest manner, there would be no such risk.

Outside the palace, the housekeeper spent a long time selecting and choosing, and finally chose twenty maids from more than a hundred people to enter the palace.

When registering, the butler wrote down everyone's name one by one and gave them nicknames. After he finished, he counted the number of people and was a little confused.

Why is there one more?

The butler hesitated for a moment, and was too lazy to argue. It didn't matter if it was more. Anyway, the old princess didn't say a fixed number.

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